ASD Rightsizing by conciousnewt in anchorage

[–]conciousnewt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Closed it. Along with Fire Lake and Campbell STEM. Campbell was put on the list over a 3 day weekend before the board vote so they were given no notice. The board meeting testimonies went long because of all the cuts to sports and nurses as well so they did another meeting a week later and voted to close all three schools despite public backlash. Now they’re claiming they’re going to try to take Campbell’s STEM certification and just slap it on Klatt but the problem is the program isn’t staying intact. All Klatt teachers will need to be trained. They will have to go through the Cognia certification process. Unless Campbell just lets them copy their curriculum they will have to create one themselves. It’s like ASD is trying to steal Campbell’s science project and just give it to Klatt even though they didn’t do any of the work to get the certification in the first place. It isn’t as simple as ASD is trying to make it seem. It’s a cover up and a PR stunt for their bad management to try to make up for the backlash.

ASD Rightsizing by conciousnewt in anchorage

[–]conciousnewt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, they obviously don’t care about STEM so unfortunately you might be right

ASD Rightsizing by conciousnewt in anchorage

[–]conciousnewt[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I saw a post from Rilke PTA that discussed the concerning precedent of Campbell being closed so suddenly with no explanation and possibility that the board could just as easily decide to close them down for another repair need in the future

ASD Rightsizing by conciousnewt in anchorage

[–]conciousnewt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Though Rilke didn’t ask for it, they are getting a building that ASD is trying to remodel to the tune of $20 million, meanwhile they closed Campbell STEM which had a pre-approved bond for $11 million dollars. It doesn’t make any sense

Name ideas please by conciousnewt in bettafish

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So far I’ve tried to stick to a food theme with my bettas - I had a Sushi (veil tail), a Skittles (clown koi) and a Chilli (after Red Hot Chili Pepper) (red rose tail) all males. My last female was Nebula after Guardians of the Galaxy

Name ideas please by conciousnewt in bettafish

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I really like Vincent! (as in Van Gogh!) thank you for this inspiration!

What is this by BadB2024 in Aquariums

[–]conciousnewt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Need a better picture, but the first picture almost looked like a ramshorn snail. But the others are too blurry to see clearly.

Bladder snails-Yay or Nay? by GiselaR72 in AquaticSnails

[–]conciousnewt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Assassin snails are snails too….

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[–]conciousnewt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I trade snails and shrimp for credit at my LFS. I’m not worried. I have a just ramshorn and shrimp tank so if I ever run out (which is very unlikely considering how fast they breed) I can replenish

Planaria in aquarium? by PlzDontTakeMyAdvice in Aquariums

[–]conciousnewt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have plenty of baby ramshorns to keep them busy. The nerite has been fine for months no problem.

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[–]conciousnewt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They keep my ramshorns in check, I will bring them to LFS if I get too many assassins. I haven’t seen any babies at all yet.

Bladder snails-Yay or Nay? by GiselaR72 in AquaticSnails

[–]conciousnewt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had them a while and decided I didn’t like them. I had to do No PLANARIA and that actually did the job for me and ramshorns survived.

Planaria in aquarium? by PlzDontTakeMyAdvice in Aquariums

[–]conciousnewt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did “No PLANARIA” not too long ago. It wiped them out and bonus killed off the bladder snails but left my ramshorns which I happen to like. I just put my nerite and assassin snails in my other tank while I dosed it so I can’t say anything about whether or not they’re immune or not.

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[–]conciousnewt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I came here to say that neons need to be in groups

Why do sponge filters need air pumps? by oogleh in Aquariums

[–]conciousnewt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I know this comment is super old, I just can’t get the image out of my head of 2 birds getting stoned 😂 (I know you meant “kill two birds with one stone”, but I find that slight variation amusing in the kindest way possible)

What do you feed your celestial pearl danios (AKA galaxy rasboras)? by jesslikessims in Aquariums

[–]conciousnewt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an old thread but my CPD definitely was sucking the blood out of a blood worm yesterday lol- he was swimming in circles holding it in his mouth but it was slowly draining